6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King (2017)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.7
Overview
There used to be a boy who could control Yo-kai with a mysterious watch. However, he became unable to see Yo-kai when he became an adult. With the boy's duties finished, the watch was buried away in space-time. Then 30 years later, quiet everyday life comes to an end as a fateful day beging with a comet drawing near. The terrible Yo-kai virus Onimaro infects people's malevolent intentions and spreads infinitely. The one chosen by the Yo-kai Watch is the one who can save humanity from its crisis. The bond between humans and Yo-kai may be recovered with the attainment of a new Yo-kai Watch.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive
Overview
There used to be a boy who could control Yo-kai with a mysterious watch. However, he became unable to see Yo-kai when he became an adult. With the boy's duties finished, the watch was buried away in space-time. Then 30 years later, quiet everyday life comes to an end as a fateful day beging with a comet drawing near. The terrible Yo-kai virus Onimaro infects people's malevolent intentions and spreads infinitely. The one chosen by the Yo-kai Watch is the one who can save humanity from its crisis. The bond between humans and Yo-kai may be recovered with the attainment of a new Yo-kai Watch.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's narrative centers on a classic good vs. evil conflict, resolved through universal themes of courage, friendship, and teamwork, without engaging in specific political ideologies or critiques.
The movie, a Japanese anime, features a diverse cast of characters and Yo-kai inherent to its setting, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on adventure and character development, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities without explicit critique.
Secondary
The film, deeply rooted in Japanese spiritual traditions, implicitly incorporates Buddhist-influenced concepts regarding spirits, the afterlife, and the balance of the spiritual world. These elements are presented as integral realities within the narrative, often providing context or requiring respect, thereby affirming a spiritual dimension.
The film 'Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the established universe of Yo-kai and human interactions, without exploring queer identities or relationships.
Female characters in the film, such as Natsume Amano and Ayame Himeno, primarily participate in combat by summoning powerful Yo-kai to fight on their behalf. They do not engage in or win direct physical confrontations against male opponents using their own martial arts, skill, or strength.
The film introduces new human protagonists and new forms for existing Yo-kai. These new characters are original to the Shadowside storyline, and the established Yo-kai retain their canonical genders despite design changes. No character established as one gender in prior canon is portrayed as a different gender.
This Japanese animated film is part of an established Japanese franchise. All main characters maintain their original racial depictions consistent with the source material, which is Japanese. There are no instances of characters established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.6
Critic Ratings
N/A
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